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11:370:202 The World of Insects (3) The nature and importance of insects that affect our personal and professional lives through competition for food, nuisance, and the transmission of disease.
11:370:308 Apiculture (3) Lec. 2 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. For students with or without a background in science who are interested in keeping bees or pollinating crops. Management, honey and wax production, bee language, social behavior, and pollination ecology.
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology & Pest Management (3) Recognition and ecology of plant pest species; sampling and survey techniques; pest management methods and the environmental impact of control procedures; integrated control.
11:370:352 Toxicology of Pesticides (3) Lec. 2 hrs. Prerequisite: 11:119:101-102, one term of organic chemistry and consent of instructor. The need for developing and using synthetic pesticides; detrimental environmental effects; health hazards; evolution of pesticide resistance; role of synthetic pesticides in IPM programs; descriptive chemistry of pesticides; metabolism of pesticides; mode of action of pesticides.
11:370:381 Insect Biology (4) Lec. 2 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Field trip. Prerequisite: 01:119:101-102. A survey of insects; their structure, function, behavior, evolution, diversity, and effect on agricultural production, as well as on people and animals.
11:370:402 Aquatic Entomology (4) Prerequisite: 11:370:381 or one course in aquatic ecosystems or permission of instructor.
Identification, classification, morphology, and natural history of aquatic insects. Field work emphasizing aquatic insects of New Jersey.
11:370:403 (F) Insect Structure and Function (4) Lec. 3 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: 11:370:381 or equivalent. Physiology and functional morphology, including response systems, sensory systems, energy utilization, transport and secretion, and renewal systems.
11:370:406 Medical & Veterinary Entomology (3) Lec. 2 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: 01:119:101-102. Insects and other arthropods in relation to human and animal annoyance and disease.
11:370:409 Insect Classification (4) Lec. 2 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Field trips. Prerequisite: 11:370:381 or permission of instructor.
For students interested in insect diversity and evolution. Life histories and sight recognition of major families, especially those of economic or medical importance.
11:370:493-494 Research Problems Entomology (1-4) (1-4) Prerequisites: Permission of adviser. Research projects in entomology under the guidance of faculty members.